Feb. 28, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 28, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Poetry terms exam (schedule asap if absent please)
Update portfolio record sheets & portfolios if time permits
Chpt. 1 with poems/responses tomorrow (bring Perrine)

Pds. 4 & 5:
Chpt. 8 discussion
Chpt. 8 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Chpt. 7 quiz returned with opportunity to amend errors (schedule asap if absent)
Assigned chpt. 9 with s. guide for wed.
Bring registration packet completed for our counseling visit on Thurs.

Feb. 25, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 25, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Senior Project Research paper
Tessay – peer scoring
Study poetry terms for Monday’s exam

Pds. 4 & 5:
Unit 9 Vocab. Quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Remainder of pd. – continued in class only color wksheet update thru chpt. 7 & distributed new in class only symbol/char. wksheet to begin (schedule time if absent please)
Homework - Continue reading chpt. 8 – complete s. guide while reading – due Mon.; no vocab. next week

Feb. 24, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 24, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Tess Essay (schedule asap if absent)
Senior project Research paper due tomorrow
Chpt.1 narrative with responses to poems 1,3 5 9 & 11 due tomorrow
Poetry terms exam on Monday

Pds. 4 & 5:
Reminder – get registration materials ready for next Thurs.
Returned Unit 9 sent. & defs. – review for tomorrow’s vocab. quiz
Discussion of setting, color and character as symbols (connects to all our in class worksheets now; planting idea seeds for in class interpretive essay coming up after exam on novel)
Discusssion/Review of chpt. 7
Chpt. 7 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Distributed chpt. 8-9 s. guide (in yellow tray if absent)
Assigned chpt. 8 with s. guide for Monday

Feb. 23, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 23, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit crit. rdg. wksheets for Tess
Finish poetry pretest (schedule asap, if absent)
Returned Tess one sheets for review for Tess essay tomorrow (lit. based, not prose based)
Senior Project research paper due fri.
chpt. 1 narrative with poems #1, 3 5, 9 & 11 (read poems with narrative flow & jot down short answer responses to questions) – due Fri.
Poetry terms exam on mon. (make flashcards as needed)

Pds. 4 & 5:
Submit Unit 9 vocab. sentences & defs.
Wrapped up video through chpt. 6 (schedule asap if absent)
Remainder of pd. – finish rdg. chpt. 7 with s. guide – due tomorrow or work on continued in class only color wksheet if done with chpt. 7

Feb. 22, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 22, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Lit. Glossary
Distributed AP Booklet (in red tray if absent)
Scheduled our AP Lit. Practice Exam – m. choice & 3 essays- on May 1st at 2 o’clock (mark your calendars please)
Distributed Perrine’s Sound & Sense (in red tray if absent) – assigned chpt. 1 narrative with poems #1, 3 5, 9 & 11 (read poems with narrative flow & jot down short answer responses to questions) – due Fri.
Distributed Poetry Terms - matching terms test on Mon. (read all terms with defs.; make flashcards as needed for review)
Poetry pretest started (schedule asap if absent)

Pds. 4 & 5:
Continued Video (schedule if absent)
Unit 9 sentences & defs. due tomorrow
Assigned Chpt. 7 for Thurs. – suggested rdg. ½ tonight & other ½ tomorrow since long chpt. with significant sequence of events that creates pivotal plot change for our main chars.
Distributed chpt. 7 s. guide (in yellow tray, if absent)
Are you studying vocab. flashcards a little every day rather than the night before Fri.’s unit 9 quiz?

Feb. 18, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 18, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Tess Exam (schedule asap if absent please; here 0 pd. if you don’t have a 0 pd. class)
Submit one sheet
Crit. Rdg. wksheets & Lit. Glossary due on Tues.
Senior Project research paper due next Fri.

Pds. 4 & 5:
Chpt. 6 quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Continued video (schedule time asap)
Homework – Unit 9 vocab./part(s) of speech given; create an original sentence with a context clue & provide 2-3 def. per vocab. word – due on Wed.; quiz on Fri. (create flashcards for review method, shuffle & add strategy, try to review a bit daily)

Feb. 16, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 17, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Exam format & review methods; discussion in prep. for exam with Phases 4 & 5 quiz returned
One sheet & crit. rdg. guides due tomorrow
Please note - Lit. Glossary moved to Tues.

Pds. 4 & 5:
Chpt. 6 with s. guide due tomorrow (read beyond facts; read for deeper meaning & speculation per our class discussions)
Gatsby video begun (schedule time asap)

feb. 16, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 16, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Phrases 6 & 7 quiz (if absent, schedule asap please)
Tomorrow – bring completed crit. rdg. guides & we’ll wrap up novel discussion & prep. for exam
Tess exam, One Sheet & Lit. Glossary (8 item min.) - Fri.

Pds. 4 & 5:
Chpt. 5 quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Chpt. 6 with s. guide due on Fri.
Gatsby video (schedule time, if absent)

Feb. 15, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 15, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Pair share continued
Phase 7 with crit. rdg. guide due tomorrow
Lit. Glossary & One Sheet due on Fri.

Pds. 4 & 5:
Continued in class only Color Symbolism wksheet thru chpt. 4 (please schedule time, if absent)
Continued reading chpt. 5 with s. guide – due tomorrow

Feb. 14, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 14, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Pair-Share discussion continues
Phase the Seven due on Wed.; distributed Phase the Seven s. guide (in red tray, if absent)
Lit. Glossary & One Sheet due on Fri.

Pds. 4 & 5:
Discussion of Chpt. 4
Chpt. 4 quiz (if absent, schedule asap please)
Began in class only Color Association wksheet (schedule time, if absent)
Homework - Assigned chpt. 5 with s. guide (in yellow tray, if absent) – due on Wed.
No Vocab. this week

Feb. 11, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 11, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:

Section 1 submitted
Continued pair-share discussion of Tess
Read Phase the 6 & complete crit. rdg. guide for Mon.
Status of lit. glossary & one sheet – likely due next thurs. or fri.

Pds. 4 & 5:
Unit 8 vocab. quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Chpt. 3 quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Finish in class only setting wksheet (schedule asap if absent)
Read chpt. for chpt. 4 & complete its study guide questions

Feb. 10, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 10, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Phrases 4 & 5 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Assigned Phase 6 with s. guide due on Mon. (if absent, in red tray)
Section 1 due tomorrow – follow hdbk. guidelines

Pds. 4 & 5:
Discussion on Tone (attitude) & Mood (atmosphere) – strategies to distinction each; applied to chpt. 2 & our setting wksheet
Redistributed in class only setting wksheet – continued to complete (if absent, schedule asap)
Returned Unit 8 vocab. (check pd. bskt. for it)
Homework – study for Unit 8 vocab. quiz tomorrow & chpt. 3 due with its s. guide

Feb. 9, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 9, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Continue Pair/share discussion for more chapters
Phase the 5 due tomorrow (expect a quiz on 4 & 5)
Section 1 due on Friday

Pds. 4 & 5:
No SSR
Submit Unit 8 Vocab. sentences & defs.
Chpt. 2 discussion with any questions on 1 & 2 s. guide
Chpt. 2 quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Re-distributed in class only setting worksheet (if absent, schedule time asap to come in)
Distributed chpts. 3 & 4 s. guide (in yellow tray, if absent)
Assigned chpt. 3 & its s. guide questions for Friday (read for deeper meaning of lit. elements not just factual recall; ie. symbol, imagery, theme, irony, etc.)

Feb. 8, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 8, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Discussion continued – annotate & pair/share
Read rest of Phase the 5 for Thurs.
Section 1 due on Fri.

Pds. 4 & 5:
Chpt. 1 quiz & narrator wksheet (in class only) (schedule asap if absent)
Chpt. 1 notes (get Lit. Analysis sheet from yellow tray to organize notetaking)
Chpt. 2 due tomorrow with remainder of Chpt. 1 & 2 s. guide completed
Begin in-class-only setting worksheet (schedule time asap)
Unit 8 Vocab. due tomorrow (presented submission format last Fri.)

Feb. 7, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 7, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Continue Pair Share discussion
Assigned chpts. 35 thru 38 with crit. rdg. guide questions (get wksheet from me if absent)- due tomorrow
Sr. Project Section 1 – due Friday (follow hdbk. guidelines)

Pds. 4 & 5:
CST #4 with SSR (if absent, schedule with me asap to makeup SSR minutes)
Great Gatsby begins: distributed novel (get from me if absent); distributed chtps. 1 & 2 s. guide (get from yellow tray if absent); remainder of pd. accommodated for reading
Assigned chpts. 1 & 2 with completion of s. guide - due tomorrow (in prep. for chpts. 1 & 2 quiz)
Don’t forget Unit 8 vocab. due Wed. (MLA format; word with 2-3 defs. per part of speech & an original sentence using the vocab. word; presented sample of format last Friday – see a peer)

Feb. 4, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 4, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Phases 1 thru 3 – Paired share with class discussion
Read Phase the 4 – complete for Monday (annotation & wksheet)
Senior Project – Section 1 due next Fri (follow manual) & if busy schedule, chpts. 35-38 due next Tues.

Pds. 4 & 5:
CST #3 completed & discussed
SSR begun (update card as needed) (if absent, schedule asap)
Video quiz (if absent, schedule asap)
Novel – Great Gatsby distributed with chpts. 1 & 2 wksheet (if absent, get from yellow tray)
Homework – Read chpts. 1 & 2 & complete s. guide for Monday

Feb. 3, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 3, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Phases 1-3 discussion-pairs share significant chpt. insights (if absent, discuss with a peer)
Read chpts. 25 thru 29 of Phase the Four for Fri. (distributed Four’s worksheets; get from red tray if absent)

Pds. 4 & 5:
CST item #2 completed & discussed
Finished video (schedule asap, if absent)
Video quiz completed (schedule asap, if absent)
Bring SSR book for tomorrow please

Feb. 2, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 2, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Prose Practice Essay #3 (schedule asap, if absent)
Phase 3 with worksheets due tomorrow

Pds. 4 & 5:
Distributed “bubble sheet” & CST Practice excerpt (if absent, get from yellow tray)
Read excerpt, annotate it & complete question 1 only (missed discussion)
Began Fitzgerald’s 1920’s “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” video (if absent, schedule asap) – 15 pt. factual recall quiz to follow video
SSR begins this Friday

Feb. 1, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 1, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Phase the One and Two discussion begun (pairs sharing of chpts. assigned)
Phrase the Third due on Thurs. with annotation & worksheet
Practice Prose Essay #3 tomorrow – revisit ob. sheets, past essays & purple sheets as needed

Pds. 4 & 5:
CST item practiced & discussed (if absent, see me for this asap)
Handout on Fitzgerald bio. given (if absent, see me asap for this)
Fitzgerald bio. worksheet distributed & completed (if absent, get from yellow tray; see a peer & complete please)
Update SSR cards – get a new novel if reading same once since nov.

Feb. 1, 2011 lesson plans

Feb. 1, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Phase the One and Two discussion begun (pairs sharing of chpts. assigned)
Phrase the Third due on Thurs. with annotation & worksheet
Practice Prose Essay #3 tomorrow – revisit ob. sheets, past essays & purple sheets as needed

Pds. 4 & 5:
CST item practiced & discussed (if absent, see me for this asap)
Handout on Fitzgerald bio. given (if absent, see me asap for this)
Fitzgerald bio. worksheet distributed & completed (if absent, get from yellow tray; see a peer & complete please)
Update SSR cards – get a new novel if reading same once since nov.